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Africa may not have been the most advanced continent that existed thousands of centuries ago, but overtime, great changes have occurred. Several religions have been practiced throughout the whole continent; in fact, the diversity of culture was vastly wide. Over the centuries, major empires had been developed, such as Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, in the west. The founder and first ruler of Mali, Mansa Musa, had expanded the territory to a population of forty million people. He had even given away…

this service because they understand the poor self-esteem that is part of being a domestic abuse survivor. Often people are left with permanent damage that is a daily reminder of the abuse they suffered. The services included are teeth whitening, porcelain veneers, and natural colors restorations. They also share statistics and trends they come across while treating these survivors. Being confident to smile can be an amazing feeling for someone who hasn't had a reason to smile! In order to…

Happiness by Living Life Simply Babette’s Feast (Gabriel Axel 1988), centers around Martine and Philippa, two sisters living in a protestant parish in Jutland. For them, food is used for sustenance rather than pleasure. Unexpectedly, a refugee from Paris shows up at their doorstep. The woman’s name is Babette and she is taken in by the two sisters. Having lost everything at the hands of a vengeful revolution, Babette rebuilds her life around the bland gastronomy of the parsonage. As a famous…

Tea is a hot drink made by infusing crushed dried leaves from a tea-plant. The English word “tea” comes from the Chinese word “te” (pronounced as “tay”) which means tea (Marcus, 2016). In the History of Tea article, it is said that “tea” has been with us since 2700 B.C. When China’s mythical emperor Shennong lived, he had tasted all of the herbs known to man including tea leaves, he was regarded as the father of Chinese medicine. Even though many people prepare tea differently it seems that a…

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe was born on August 28, 1749 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and died on March 22, 1832 in Weimar. Goethe is considered to be the greatest literary figure of Germany because he is not only a poet, but is also a playwright and a novelist. Goethe's father, Johann Caspar Goethe was born to a wealthy family and his wife, Catharina Textor who was born to Frankfurt’s most senior official in Germany.(1) During his early years, Goethe’s passion was drawing but he quickly got…

Have you ever wondered how important trade really is in the world today and how it impacted human health? The Silk Road was a network of trade routes where goods, ideas, technologies, and diseases were passed along throughout Eurasia on camel caravans. The name “The Silk Road” can be misleading because silk was not the only item that was traded on this trade route. Other items, such as metals, gems, glass, horses, and spices were important items of trade (Upshur). Many people think trade only…

1. The Silk Road came into being partially due to the Parthians, Chinese General Zhang Jian, and trade with the nomads. The Parthians were a dynasty established by a nomadic leader in order to avoid the Seleucid kings’ control after Alexander the Great’s empire. It helped establish the Silk Road because it was located at the threshold of Central Asia and it shared customs and traded with nomads to the east. In 228 B.C.E., Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty sent general Zhang Jian across Inner Asia to…

A small breeze, along with salty air, crept through the window as the sun started to slowly fall below the horizon at Venice Beach. Beep. I took out my phone and saw a text from my husband that said, “Stacy, I’m going to be home late due to a meeting at work. Go ahead and eat dinner with Maddie. I’ll see you soon.” There was a heart emoji at the end which caused me to smile widely. Then I called my fourteen year old daughter, Maddie, to come and eat the plate of spaghetti, before we take our…

“She lov 'd me for the dangers I had pass 'd, And I lov 'd her that she did pity them”- William Shakespeare, Othello. Shakespeare chose to portray Desdemona as a woman with longing for adventure. He also wrote her with great loyalty and affection for those she loved. In the film, Othello, Oliver Parker takes William Shakespeare’s interruption and uses it to create the role of Desdemona. Desdemona was depicted in many important scenes in including the on in which she openly defies her father…

inanimate as a statue except for two brilliant green eyes that looked like flames in a skull.” (Rice & Neil pg.1). Anne Rice’s vampires are more human looking compared to Count Dracula. But the vampires in Anne Rice’s book look more like a statue or porcelain doll than a human. But how she makes them feared is how they act for example she gave them the ability to moves fast to a human but slow to them so fat that the human didn’t see them move. “You have experienced a fundamental difference…